Sadly, the concrete hippos, rotating windmills, and deranged-looking squirrels that populate some of the best miniature golf courses in Massachusetts are becoming endangered species. In the 1930s, at the height of the sport’s popularity, there were an estimated 30,000 miniature golf courses nationwide. Now, there are about 4,000.

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